Obviously, no one thinks you're a dummy for buying this book. It was a nice intro as to what to expect when going to Hawaii for the first time. The book gives the basic in's and out's of the islands and how to ensure you have the time of your life. Pick this book up if you're a first-time Hawaii vacationer deciding on which island is right for you.

Since we were staying in Waikiki on our first trip, this book was a good find. We especially liked some of the local area maps and shop descriptions around the busy and crowded downtown Waikiki area. If you're going to be spending time in Oahu, specifically the Waikiki area, this is a good reference guide to have with you as you plan and explore.

We picked this one up when planning for our first Maui trip (we actually purchased the 2006 edition at the time). Even though we had our minds made up that Maui was the destination of choice, this book did give us some interesting areas to think about when picking where in Maui to stay. Like the Hawaii for Dummies book, it's a good reference if you're not sure what island, or islands, you're planning to visit, and it gives a little bit more detail and comparison than the other book.

Once you pick an island, the Revealed series can help you drill down on the specifics of that island and does a nice job of breaking down all your options. We particularly liked how simple the layout of the book was, dividing the coverage of Oahu into different geographical locations and highlighting dining, shopping, lodging, and tours available throughout the island.

Seeing how much there was to experience on Oahu with this book, it helped us decide to opt for the Circle Island Tour. It was a great time.

This book is the Kauai version of the Revealed series. Had we taken this book's advice and rented a car while on Kauai, it probably would have been more useful to us than it was. We were sort of on a budget (having just paid off our wedding and all), and the itinerary called for some R & R anyway, but still. Not having a car definitely hinders your enjoyment of the Garden Isle, so if you're not planning on renting a car in Kauai, you probably don't need this book (and probably should rethink going in the first place).

This book is more of a coffee table book, and we bought it after our second trip to Hawaii. We had first saw the Maui version of this book in the same series, and figured why not add Oahu as well. The photographs in this book sure help bring back the memories of our days in Waikiki, and may only be truly appreciated by those that have seen those sights in person.

Probably a good gift for your favorite Hawaii fanatic.

For our first trip, we purchased the Frommer's Portable Maui guide (see next book), and it helped us enough that we decided to get this full version for our next trip. As we're looking to expand our vacation to more than just West Maui, this book offers a good amount of detail on each part of Maui, making it a good starting point to narrow down a few places to go and things to do.

As was just mentioned, we picked up a copy of this book for our first trip, and for less than $10, it's a great help. I'm not sure if there is a new version coming out, but this pocket size edition had pretty concise and to the point information on different places and eats in Maui that came in handy on our debut tour of the island.

We're pretty excited about carrying this book with us on our next trip. It's part "Best of", "Must see" and "Tour Guide" all in one. Since we hit all the main tourist activities last time (luau, helicopter tour, Road to Hana, etc.), we've already planned quite a few picnics and beach days to different parts of the island thanks to the info in this little book.

One of the things I liked about this book was that it came with an eBook version that I was able to stash on my PDA for reference. The book has a nice, colorful quick reference for about the first 50 pages, and then gets into more of the details of the different areas like the other books.

The book seemed promising like the Oahu Revealed book, but I guess there were a few minor errors with some of the Road to Hana info. Luckily for us, we chose to take the Guided Tour for that part of our trip so it didn't effect us.

It's still a pretty good book, and worth a thumb through should you see it at your local bookstore. As with the other Revealed books, the authors apply a good, humorous writing style and some of the comparisons and details of the attractions, restaurants and hotels are pretty insightful.

This is the most recent book we've picked up for Maui and so far it's pretty good (haven't gotten through all of it yet). Like the other Maui focused books, there's a lot of good details on the different parts of the island and things to do just about everywhere. I think the book's intro paragraphs are dead-on, and if you're not prepared for your first trip to Maui to change your life forever, watch out.

This was one of the Maui coffee table books we purchased to help relive the beauty and experience of Maui in between trips. While it's not exactly on the coffee table right now, it's always a few feet away in case we get the urge to sneak a peek.

Another great coffee table book with some gorgeous photographs and content. We personally think you can never have too many of these, even if it is pictures of the same places as the other books.